Synonyms for uncourtly
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
awkward, rude, uncouth, uncivil, inelegant, discourteous, ungraceful informal, coarse, unrefined, unpolished, boorish
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not refined or courtly
Example sentences
- awkward At first the trainees were awkward in his company.
- inelegant The slang is a metonymic but inelegant phrase.
- discourteous That would have been discourteous.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uncourtly | steady | |
| awkward | rising | |
| uncivil | rising | |
| inelegant | rising | |
| discourteous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rude1
- 6 letters
- coarse1
- 7 letters
- awkward2, uncouth2, boorish2, uncivil3
- 9 letters
- unrefined3, inelegant
- 10 letters
- unpolished, ungraceful
- 12 letters
- discourteous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awkward2 = 2 syllables).